--------------------------- FORM 4 OMB APPROVAL UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION --------------------------- [ ] Check this box if no longer WASHINGTON D.C. 20549 OMB Number: 3235-0287 subject to Section 16. Form Expires: September 30, 1998 4 or Form 5 obligations may STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Estimated average burden continue. See Instruction 1(b) hours per response......0.5 --------------------------- Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act 1940 (Print or Type Responses) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*| 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol | 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) | | to Issuer | | (Check all applicable) Ralston Gary M. | Commercial Net Lease Realty, Inc. NNN | __X__ Director _____10% Owner ----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------| __X__ Officer (give title below) (Last) (First) (Middle) | 3. IRS or Social | 4. Statement for | _____ Other (specify below) | Security Number | (Month/Year) | President and Chief Operating 450 South Orange Avenue, Suite 900 | of Reporting | March 2001 | Officer ----------------------------------------| Person (Voluntary) |--------------------------|--------------------------------------- (Street) | | 5. If Amendment, | 7. Individual of Joint/Group Filing | | Date of Original | (Check Applicable lIne) | ###-##-#### | (Month/Year) | _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person | | | ___ Form filed by More than One Orlando Florida 32801 | | | Reporting Person ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (City) (State) (Zip) | Table I - Non Derivative Securities Acquired. Disposed of or Beneficially Owned ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Title of Security |2. Transaction|3. Transaction |4. Securities Acquired |5. Amount of |6. Owner |7. Nature (Instr. 3) | Date | Code | (A) or Dsiposed | Securities | -ship | of | (Month/Day/ | (Instr. 8) | of (D) | Beneficially | Form: | Indirect | Year) | | (Instr. 3,4 and 5)| Owned at End | Direct | Bene- | |---------------|-----------------------| of Month | (D) or | ficial | | | | Amount | (A) | Price | (Instr. 3 |Indirect | Owner- | | Code | V | | or | | and 4) | (I) | ship | | | | | (D) | | |(Instr. 4)|(Instr. 4) ----------------------------------------|--------------|---------------|--------|-----|--------|--------------|----------|---------- Common Stock | 03/12/01 | J | 2,855 | A | (1) | 299,604 | D | ----------------------------------------|--------------|---------------|--------|-----|--------|--------------|----------|---------- Common Stock | 03/12/01 | P | 2,000 | A | $11.30 | 299,604 | D | ----------------------------------------|--------------|---------------|--------|-----|--------|--------------|----------|---------- | | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------|--------------|---------------|--------|-----|--------|--------------|----------|---------- | | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------|--------------|---------------|--------|-----|--------|--------------|----------|---------- | | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------|--------------|---------------|--------|-----|--------|--------------|----------|---------- | | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------|--------------|---------------|--------|-----|--------|--------------|----------|---------- | | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------|--------------|---------------|--------|-----|--------|--------------|----------|---------- Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. (Over) *If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v). SEC 1474 (7-96)

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